Cuisinart DTC-975 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Pros: Stainless double-wall insulated thermal carafe, 12-cup capacity, Auto shut-off after brew cycle
Cons: None yet

Okay, so I did not really NEED a new coffeemaker The old Hamilton Beach worked okay, and it made decent coffee. But the coffee flavor deteriorated quickly from sitting on the warming pad after brewing. I wanted a coffeemaker with a thermal ...

Pros: Capable of Brewing Great Coffee Impact resistant, insulated, stainless steel carafe
Cons: Extremely Annoying Beeps Slow pouring carafe

My wife and I are long time coffee aficionados. We want our coffee to be the best it can be. We've found that this coffee maker meets out needs. It not only makes great coffee, but doesn't destroy it with a warming element. A bit of an explanation: ...

Pros: Large capacity; keeps coffee warm for hours; carafe lid remains sealed closed while pouring.
Cons: Flimsy construction; high (16.5") profile.

We wanted a replacement for a 7-year old 12-cup glass carafe drip maker that uses the same #4 filters. The only worthwhile innovation that came along during those years was the thermal carafe and we wanted that since we always poured our coffee into an ...

Pros: Produces good, very hot coffee and carafe keeps it hot.
Cons: Buttons are not waterproof. No slow drip option. Hard to read LCD.

Summary: Carafe keeps the coffee hot for a very long time. Carafe lid design eliminates buttons and pumps to pour coffee and keeps coffee hotter. The controls are at the base so steam will not harm the electronics. Simple to operate. Does have a ...

Pros: *hot, fresh coffee hours after you brew it

*brewpause, autobrew, beeps follow brewcycle
Cons: *if filter basket doesn't sit properly, coffee will drip all over the countertop

*pricey

. . .because you have to make coffee before you've had your coffee CAUTION: You must carefully place the filter basket in its receptacle or coffee will overflow I read about the problem with coffee spilling everywhere during the brew cycle ...

Pros: Kept coffee hot, but then so does a $1 airpot from the thrift store
Cons: Tepid coffee, carafe lid fussy, Mt. Vesuvius of a mess

For over a decade I brewed coffee in an ancient Krups machine, and then transferred the coffee to a thermal carafe. Not exactly an elegant process, but we had great coffee that stayed very hot for hours. We have a home office and people dropping in at ...

Pros: Warmerless thermos carafe keeps coffee hot for hours. Decently built unit for a drip machine.
Cons: The cup from this drip machine is dull, flavorless and lacking color.

After going through several "Mr. Coffee" type drip machines in the house (with and without timers, bells and whistles), my wife brought this beast home. Realize I'm a coffee snob - I roast my own beans, we only grind prior to brewing, and I use a ...

Pros: lightweight, removable filter insert and keeps the coffee warm. Brews very quickly.
Cons: #4 filter placement difficult causing overflows, carafe screw top is difficult & carafe cleaning difficult.

Updt 1/7/08; well we are still using it and it does a decent job. Overall, it doesn't keep it as warm as we thought it would. The top is still a pain when trying to screw it back on. One item we discovered is that the top of the carafe, including the ...

Pros: keeps coffee hot, generally easy to use
Cons: vile tasting coffee, hard to see fill line

We chose this coffee maker for a few reasons, the least of which is the Cuisinart name. One is because Cuisinart is a quality name in food processors so we figured that quality would extend to coffee makers as well. Also, we wanted it in white which I ...

Pros: Brews good coffee and keeps it hot for hours without getting stronger and bitter.
Cons: Takes care to screw on carafe lid. Coffee must be poured slowly.

Brews great coffee quickly. Convenient beeper to notify when done. Has easy to fill water reservoir and good access to filter basket. Keeps coffee hot 8 hours and very warm even longer without having to be on a warming tray. It's great to have hot ...

Pros: 12 cup carafe No heating element snappy design
Cons: Incontinent Had to hold it to get it to work

My sister-in-law has a habit of coming to visit and destroying my coffeemaker. One visit, she washed our Krups by immersing it a sinkful of soapy water. Since the rest of the in-laws were arriving that night, the wife ran out and picked up this bookend ...

Pros: Great looks, very hot coffee, quiet operation
Cons: Lacks removable water bin, filter basket won't stand on its own for coffee loading

I bought this coffee pot to replace a 5 year old 12 cup Mr. Coffee that finally died. I decided I wanted the benefit of a thermal carafe style, so set out looking for one with not only 12-cup capacity, but also a removable water bin (which I loved about ...

Pros: coffee stays hot, pour-while-brewing, stylish
Cons: may run across the odd disastrous defect!

Loved this coffeemaker from the moment I got it, after carefully reading as MANY reviews as a month's worth of online browsing could find, including here at Epinions! Most important to me was maintaining temperature and not dripping. This unit did very ...

Pros: looks good, brews fine coffee
Cons: annoying beep tones, and you can't smell the coffee!!

I have experienced the same difficulties that other reviewers have had with this coffee maker. I don't have a problem with the coffee it makes, which is perfectly acceptable and comparable to coffee made by other drip coffee makers. I bought this ...

Pros: Very sleek look, easy to program, great coffee that stays hot.
Cons: Filter cup doesn't stand on its own and doesn't always fit easily into holder.

I bought this coffee maker at a discount store for 50.00 knowing really nothing about the Cuisinart name except that it tends to be pricey. I liked the look of the coffee maker, as we have a stainless kitchen with black marble counter tops and I ...